Maintenance & Restoration

Donna D. · 10-20-2012, 06:47 PM

I bought a brand new car... years ago... and in the owner's manual it said to add a quart of oil every 500 miles! The brand name of the vehicle started with a "P" and was high-performance. So, I don't consider "burning" oil necessarily a bad thing... CHECK YOUR OWNERS MANUAL. Don't assume anything...

Francesca Knowles · 10-20-2012, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Donna D.

I bought a brand new car... years ago... and in the owner's manual it said to add a quart of oil every 500 miles! The brand name of the vehicle started with a "P" and was high-performance.

So you're the other person that bought a Pinto..

Mike Price · 10-20-2012, 07:22 PM

The couple we bought our 17' LD used a Honda Pilot. They went to Texas and picked it up as new, and returned to Apple Valley, CA. After that, they said they used it mostly for camping on the CA. seashore. Apple Valley is some 3,000 " above sea level, so the pilot must have been powerful enough for towing the LD.

However, how WELLit will pull it is another question. 8<o)

Mike

Carol H · 10-20-2012, 07:24 PM

Nay I bet it was a Trans Am! ;-)

Donna your right people do need to check their manuals and my comments were only in response to the assumption made by a poster that a Honda Pilot required a oil change ever 1000 miles. Based on the frequency of oil changes need by other newer Japanese built autos I suspect its more likely that it needs one in the 7/8000 mile range.

Donna D. · 10-20-2012, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Francesca Knowles

So you're the other person that bought a Pinto..

Yep had a runabout, loved that car... but the "add a quart" car was actually a Porsche... back in the day... when I was young... and cute. Loved that car too, even if I probably spent more money on oil than gas

Whether or not someone should change engine oil every 3,000 or 5,000 or 10,000 miles depends on driving conditions. Like stop-and-go traffic or DUST, or lead foot driving....